Yes, but in that case he wouldn’t have been able to ‘feel’ where his opponent was in the film’s final: he is still able to shoot with remarkable precision because his blindness was a process and he has learned to live with his handicap. I think it’s essential to the movie that he is a aging person, and the problem is not Mitchell, but the other characterizations, notably the daughter and her lover, they’re 50s or even 40s Hollywood, embarrassing, painfully inadequate

For me one of the most appealing things in Minnesota Clay is the elder hero. I like these stories about aging gunmen. Btw, I wonder if Minnesota Clay was influenced by life of Wild Bill Hickok who was also gradually losing his sight.

I wouldn’t call it The Searchers or High Noon, but it definetely felt in line with the early ‘Hollywood’ spaghetti’s like In a Colt’s Shadow, Adios Gringo, The Hills Run Red etc. I think it was the bright cinematography, the romantic sub-plot and lack of Corbucci level violence.

stanton:

I think it is already a typical SW, it only needed a younger and cooler hero, not that old father guy. With Gemma Corbucci would have had probably a hit.

In Johnny Oro is more stuff which looks “Hollywood-esque”, despite it also being mostly a real Spag.

And it wouldn’t be a problem to change the script a bit so that a young actor would work.

I did like Mitchell but I’ve got to admit I’d have probably enjoyed it more if it was Gemma. Haven’t seen Johnny Oro yet but it’s on my to watch pile, I never thought I’d enjoy it so I never bothered getting it but watching this one has got me a lot more interested.

No doubt about Cevenini, I don’t know who this Antonio Roso is but definitely not a C.S.C.actor (there is a list of former students at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia).

Madeleine Dehecq
as you correctly pointed out there’s no third significant female character in the movie: proportions and even hairdo of the waitress in the 1966 Spanish/French co-production Amador (lightning appearance) seem to match despite the poor quality of the blown-up image.

Joe Kamel
the name Giuseppe Frisaldi is correct, but I’m sure it’s not him in the picture with Alvaro de Luna. It’s not very easy because of the different hair colour if compared for example to Quinto: non ammazzare aka El valor de un cobarde, but I think that Western Maniac forumers are right (third pic from the top down)

That’s an important confirmation. For IMDb Frisaldi is uncredited in The Mercenary and listed as Del Karmel in The Seven from Texas, but it must be said that in the Italian version of both films he’s regularly credited as Joe Kamel.

For me one of the most appealing things in Minnesota Clay is the elder hero. I like these stories about aging gunmen. Btw, I wonder if Minnesota Clay was influenced by life of Wild Bill Hickok who was also gradually losing his sight.

I watched a couple of episodes of the Netflix series “Godless” recently. The sheriff there is also slowly losing his sight…

The dialogue for each version is different in the scene where Clay’s’s daughter comforts the dying (or not dying) Clay. The US Shortened version has Clay admitting that she’s his daughter before dying. In the extended version, he tells her how he defeated the bad guy. Then the new scene starts. The following subs are translated from the French version ending.

00:46:49,160 --> 00:46:51,640
Oh no! Clay ! Clay !

844
00:46:52,080 --> 00:46:54,000
It’s a miracle. A miracle.

845
00:46:55,440 --> 00:47:00,040
You are alive. I was about to shoot
when I heard… a sound of metal.

846
00:47:00,200 --> 00:47:01,880
I realised it was on you.

847
00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:05,280
It was your bracelet,
then I heard him… And I shot.

848
00:47:08,360 --> 00:47:11,720
I had only one witness
who could prove my innocence: It was him.

849
00:47:12,360 --> 00:47:15,840
He knew the truth… and I killed him.

850
00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:17,520

All is lost.

No.

851
00:47:17,600 --> 00:47:22,360

Clay, listen: I beg you not to lose hope.

I want to, but it’s all over.

853
00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:24,320
Now, there’s nothing can be done.

854
00:47:24,640 --> 00:47:25,640
Nancy…

855
00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:27,840
No. Clay!

856
00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:29,120
No!

851
00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:47,680
You will receive the reward
for the arrest of Minnesota Clay…

2
00:47:47,720 --> 00:47:51,200
Let his innocence be established or not
when given fair judgement.

3
00:47:51,240 --> 00:47:53,880
He will be exonerated, I am certain of that.

4
00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:57,360
The village has found peace again,
and soon the children will return to school.